Category: Scrap Processors

CRU: Asian Demand Spike Causes Global Metallics Price Increase

By Senior Analyst Ryan McKinley, from CRU’s Steelmaking Raw Materials Monitor The CRU metallics price indicator (CRUmpi) increased by 8.3% m/m in May to 370.7. Following China’s removal of a VAT rebate for steel exports, scrap markets in Asia surged. This momentum carried over to Turkey, where scrap import prices rose substantially m/m, although upward […] The post CRU: Asian Demand Spike Causes Global Metallics Price Increase appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Life After the Internal Combustion Engine: The Effect on Aluminum

By CRU Analysis Advisor Greg Wittbecker Ford announced in February that it would be all electric in Europe by 2030. This comes on the heels of General Motors stopping production of internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2035. These decisions underscore the shifting landscape in key aluminum applications and use within automotive. Die-castings have always been […] The post Life After the Internal Combustion Engine: The Effect on Aluminum appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Accelerating Price Velocity in Hot Rolled Futures Leads to Unbalanced Futures Liquidity

The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC), scrap and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Hot Rolled Hot rolled futures markets have experienced high velocity upward price moves along the futures curve in conjunction with spot over […] The post Accelerating Price Velocity in Hot Rolled Futures Leads to Unbalanced Futures Liquidity appeared first on Steel Market Update.